An easy way to visualize plate movement is to think of a(n) ____

A)water-skier skimming across the water of a lake
B)car rolling down the road
C)electron's movement around the nucleus of an atom
D)tractor pulling a hay cart up a hill
E)conveyer belt moving luggage from one place to another


E

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